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US SURGICAL
US·26 granted patents·15,141 citations·filing 1995–2003
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26 records- 0199US6032849ASurgical staplerUS SURGICAL·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 7, 2000·3.4k cites·19 claims
- 0299US6024750AUltrasonic curved bladeUS SURGICAL·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 15, 2000·1.6k cites·20 claims
- 0399US5941442ASurgical staplerUS SURGICAL·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 24, 1999·2.2k cites·21 claims
- 0498US6053390AAnvil for surgical staplerUS SURGICAL·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 25, 2000·2.3k cites·16 claims
- 0596US5984959AHeart valve replacement tools and proceduresUS SURGICAL·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 16, 1999·828 cites·23 claims
- 0695US6676671B2Stapling apparatus and method for heart valve replacementUS SURGICAL·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 13, 2004·524 cites·8 claims
- 0792US6203553B1Stapling apparatus and method for heart valve replacementUS SURGICAL·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 20, 2001·537 cites·19 claims
- 0892US6004326AMethod and instrumentation for implant insertionUS SURGICAL·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 21, 1999·535 cites·22 claims
- 0990US6093200AComposite bioabsorbable materials and surgical articles made therefromUS SURGICAL·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 25, 2000·231 cites·13 claims
- 1090US5938668ASurgical suturing apparatusUS SURGICAL·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 17, 1999·514 cites·29 claims
- 1189US6013855AGrafting of biocompatible hydrophilic polymers onto inorganic and metal surfacesUS SURGICAL·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 11, 2000·262 cites·16 claims
- 1287US5993447AApparatus for thermal treatment of tissueUS SURGICAL·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 30, 1999·417 cites·32 claims
- 1383US6981966B2Valve assembly for introducing instruments into body cavitiesUS SURGICAL·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 3, 2006·100 cites·30 claims
- 1483US6096074AStapling apparatus and method for heart valve replacementUS SURGICAL·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 1, 2000·185 cites·17 claims
- 1581US6666872B2Single shot meniscal repair deviceUS SURGICAL·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 23, 2003·158 cites·14 claims
- 1681US5976080ASurgical apparatus and methodUS SURGICAL·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 2, 1999·144 cites·18 claims
- 1777US5995875AApparatus for thermal treatment of tissueUS SURGICAL·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 30, 1999·234 cites·25 claims
- 1874US6063105AMedical devices fabricated from elastomeric alpha-olefinsUS SURGICAL·Filed 1996·Granted May 16, 2000·134 cites·13 claims
- 1974US6022367ASurgical apparatus for forming a hole in a blood vesselUS SURGICAL·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 8, 2000·201 cites·20 claims
- 2074US5967973ASurgical retractor and method of surgeryUS SURGICAL·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 19, 1999·134 cites·19 claims
- 2168US6030340ASurgical retractorUS SURGICAL·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 29, 2000·137 cites·26 claims
- 2265US6318616B1Surgical fastener applierUS SURGICAL·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 20, 2001·124 cites·28 claims
- 2365US5993484AApparatus and method for dilatation of a body lumen and delivery of a prosthesis thereinUS SURGICAL·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 30, 1999·80 cites·39 claims
- 2462US6203564B1Braided polyester suture and implantable medical deviceUS SURGICAL·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 20, 2001·118 cites·6 claims
- 2557US6036710AApparatus for formation of a hole in a blood vesselUS SURGICAL·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 14, 2000·83 cites·29 claims
- 2651US6007565AAbsorbable block copolymers and surgical articles fabricated therefromUS SURGICAL·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 28, 1999·27 cites·10 claims
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